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This R&D provides resources on the Philippines war on drugs.  President Rodrigo Duterte won a landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election back in May and has used his mandate to engage in a violent war against crime.  Duterte’s harsh tactics have attracted significant international criticism, especially because there is evidence that Filipino police conducting extrajudicial killings of drug traffickers.  The war on drugs could reduce the Philippines credit rating and has already caused investment to flee, but Duterte insists that his policy is the best way for the nation to fight the influence of drug lords.